Barry University Athletics

Heather Macy joined the Buccaneer coaching staff in the summer of 2023 as the seventh head coach in program history. She brings over 17 years of experience in women's basketball coaching at every level from junior college to NCAA Division I.

Macy orchestrated a 180 turn-around for the Bucs in year two, leading the team to a 19-9 record in the regular season, before falling in the quarterfinals of the SSC Tournament. Audrey Jennings was named First-Team All-SSC and became the fastest Buccaneer in history to reach 1,000 points in her Barry career. She finished with a 19.2 points per game scoring average, ranking first all-time at Barry and fifth in the conference. Kaliyah Morales was named the SSC Freshman of the Year, while Kayla Lindsey was named to the All-Defensive team.

Barry went 9-19 in the first season under Macy. Audrey Jennings was named Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference and was one of the top free throw shooters in the region. Jennings and Chiara Fusari both joined the 1,000-point club for their careers.

Macy came to the Bucs after three years at Greensboro College in North Carolina. In her three years at her Alma Mater, Macy, who was named the 2022-2023 USA South Coach of the Year, led Greensboro back to the top of the USA South Athletic Conference. This past season, she guided her team to a 26-3 overall record, while going undefeated in the conference at 18-0. The Pride went on to win both the regular season and tournament championships, while qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015. Not counting the COVID-altered 2020-21 campaign, Greensboro, and their 18-0 USA South record, are the first to go unbeaten through a Conference schedule since Christopher Newport also posted an 18-0 record during the 2009-10 season. The 18 League wins tie the program record for most in a single-season.

Prior to Greensboro, Macy spent time as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist in the NJCAA, at NCAA D-I East Carolina, and D-II Francis Marion and Pfeiffer. She has compiled an overall record of 336-197 mark, including 315-189 as an NCAA coach. Macy has led her teams to seven conference championships, winning seven coach of the year honors, three conference tournament championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances. In her eight seasons at East Carolina, she went 134-117, becoming the winningest coach in Pirate history.

In addition to her time as a head coach, Macy also spent time as an assistant coach on the Division I (High Point and UMBC) and Division II levels, which started at Catawba College immediately following her graduation from Greensboro College.

While obtaining her B.S. in sport & exercise studies (Cum Laude) from Greensboro in 2000, Macy was a four-year member of the Pride women’s basketball team. During her playing career, Macy placed her name in the Pride's record books for three-point field goals attempted and made, while also ranking ninth in all-time games played with 105. She was also inducted into the Greensboro College Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1996 women’s basketball team on March 31, 2012. In addition to the Greensboro College Hall of Fame, Macy was also inducted into the Starmount High School Hall of Fame.

In addition to her degree from Greensboro College, Macy also holds an M.S. in human performance and recreation with a concentration in administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2002.

Macy has also been a speaker at some of the top coaching clinics and professional development events in the country, including USA Basketball and Nike Championship Clinics. Coach Macy is also a frequent speaker at corporate and leadership events on the topics of leadership, teamwork, accountability, and discipline. She is currently hosting a one-hour weekly Rising Coaches TV series discussing her book, Two Feet Forward: Everyday Lessons in Leadership. The leadership book was a #1 new release in basketball coaching on Amazon.

Macy is one of only 300 coaches in the country to have received a Certification in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in 2016. She currently travels around the country educating teams, coaches and organizations on how to use EQ to become an elite performer. Several of these presentations are currently published on CoachTube.com for download. Combined with the EQ Certification, in the spring of 2020, Coach Macy also received a specialization in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.